October 2, 2013

Update: The Digital Arts Festival has been moved to early next year, check back on this blog for more information about the new date.

Here's some exciting news!
I was invited to attend and present at the upcoming 2013 Digital Arts Festival in Redmond, WA. I'll be doing a two hour talk/presentation on Tuesday Nov.5th and a two hour workshop on Saturday Nov. 9th.

Concept artist Vinod Rams is coming to
Redmond to talk about what it takes to become a full time concept artist
and demonstrate his process. Vinod's clients include Monolith Games,
Wizards of the Coast, Raven Software, and Paizo Publishing. He is
currently a senior concept artist at a new company, Motiga Inc. in
Bellevue. Don't miss this great opportunity to learn from one of the
greats!

Click the image for more info and to buy tickets

Giving your characters.... CHARACTER! by Vinod Rams

In this 2 hour workshop, senior concept artist Vinod Rams will give you insight into giving your character designs real personality and charm. Knowing your anatomy is only half the battle when it comes to character design, getting inside your characters heads is how a good design becomes great. Vinod will go over topics like expressions, posing, costume design, and the importance of selling your character to it's viewers. There will be discussion, demo's, drawing (traditionally or digitally) and critiques.

If you're a student that is coming out to my workshop please feel free to e-mail me or post a comment about what character related stuff you'd like me to cover. The workshop is only two hours long so I have to keep it focused. You can buy tickets for individual workshops or for the entire week long festival, so you can take advantage of all the events and speakers. This is a small intimate event, limited to just 10 seats so buy your ticket quick before it gets sold out!

Lots to prepare for both of these events, better stop blogging and get to it!